Transformers: War for Cybertron is a critically acclaimed third-person shooter developed by High Moon Studios and published by Activision in 2010. It is widely considered one of the best Transformers games ever made, moving away from Earth-based movie tie-ins to explore the original civil war on the Transformers' home planet, Cybertron .

: Chronologically, the Decepticon campaign occurs first, depicting Megatron's rise and his quest for Dark Energon, followed by the Autobot campaign where Optimus Prime must lead the resistance.

The game features two distinct but intertwined campaigns that follow the heroic Autobots and the power-hungry Decepticons.

: Players can fluidly switch between robot and vehicle forms at any time, which is essential for both tactical combat and navigation .